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421743

registered interest
date	15/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with charities on respondents being required to tick boxes if they do wish to receive further communications; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	12074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>Government is supporting all of therecommendations of the recent review by Sir Stuart Etherington following the high profile cases of poor charity fundraising practice earlier this year. In line with the review charities should have clear consent to contact donors andcurrent reliance on 'opt out' boxes hidden in the small print is not acceptable.</p><br /> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 20/10/2015 17:04:33 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

421800

registered interest
date	15/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Freedom of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total cost of administering the Freedom of Information regime in 2012–13, 2013–14 and 2014–15.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
uin	HL2671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>The Freedom of Information Act applies to 100,000 public authorities and therefore its total cost is not recorded.</p><p>However, in evidence submitted by the Government to the House of Commons Justice Select Committee in 2012, it was estimated that the staff cost of replying to an FOI requesting central government was £184 and an internal review £179. Based on these calculations, and allowing for average pay awards, the estimated staff cost for central government requests and internal reviews was £9,600,000 in 2012, £10,100,000 in 2013, and £9,300,000 in 2014; and £4,600,000 for initial requests in January - June 2015. Information for the numbers of internal reviews handled in 2015 is not yet available.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 29/10/2015 17:15:50 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee

422736

registered interest
date	15/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department is making on tackling rogue fundraising activities by charities.
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	901711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>It is essential we put a stop to the immoral behaviour we have seen from some charities over the summer and rebuild people’s faith in giving to charity.</p><p>There will be a new, tougher fundraising regulator which will own and develop the fundraising code of conduct, have the power to stop fundraising campaigns if they are in breach of the rules, name and shame those who do not comply and refer cases to the Charity Commission. It will also establish a Fundraising Preference Service to enable people to reset their consent to receive charity fundraising requests.</p><p>We are also seeking reserve powers to mandate charities to register with the new fundraising regulator should this prove necessary.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 21/10/2015 16:32:11 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

422737

registered interest
date	15/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made on increasing the level of electoral registration.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	901708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>Since June 2014, over 11 million people have applied to register to vote, three quarters using the new, ultra-convenient online system which takes less time than boiling an egg. At the General Election there were 400,000 more entries on the register than before, and thanks to Individual Electoral Registration (IER), 96 out of every 100 entries have been confirmed as genuine.</p><p>We’re now focusing on the remaining 4 out of 100. By December, Electoral Registration Officers will have attempted to contact each of them nine times over 18 months. Any genuine voters will be confirmed on the register, and the remaining inaccurate entries, of people who have moved away, dies or were registered fraudulently, will be removed.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 21/10/2015 15:29:03 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

422738

registered interest
date	15/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment has the Minister made of the progress of the National Citizenship Service.
tabling member constituency	South Thanet
tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
uin	901707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>By the end of this year, we expect that over 200,000 young people will have benefited from NCS. Independent evaluations are showing that NCS is helping it deliver more confident, capable and engaged young people. That is why government has pledged to guarantee a place for every young person who wants one.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 21/10/2015 16:30:29 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay

422739

registered interest
date	15/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on preventing charities from putting undue pressure on vulnerable donors.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	901705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>It is essential we put a stop to the immoral behaviour we have seen from some charities over the summer and rebuild people’s faith in giving to charity.</p><p>There will be a new, tougher fundraising regulator which will own and develop the fundraising code of conduct, have the power to stop fundraising campaigns if they are in breach of the rules, name and shame those who do not comply and refer cases to the Charity Commission. It will also establish a Fundraising Preference Service to enable people to reset their consent to receive charity fundraising requests.</p><p>We are also seeking reserve powers to mandate charities to register with the new fundraising regulator should this prove necessary.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 21/10/2015 16:32:35 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

422740

registered interest
date	15/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the progress of the National Citizenship Service.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	901704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>By the end of this year, we expect that over 200,000 young people will have benefited from NCS. Independent evaluations are showing that NCS is helping it deliver more confident, capable and engaged young people. That is why government has pledged to guarantee a place for every young person who wants one.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 21/10/2015 16:30:14 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

422741

registered interest
date	15/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment has the Minister made of the progress of the National Citizenship Service.
tabling member constituency	Worcester
tabling member printed	Mr Robin Walker
uin	901710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>By the end of this year, we expect that over 200,000 young people will have benefited from NCS. Independent evaluations are showing that NCS is helping it deliver more confident, capable and engaged young people. That is why government has pledged to guarantee a place for every young person who wants one.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 21/10/2015 16:29:57 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker

421237

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to come forward with legislation to extend the franchise to British citizens resident overseas for more than 15 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
uin	HL2608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>As set out in its manifesto, the Government is committed to removing the 15 year time limit on the Parliamentary voting rights of British citizens living overseas. The Government believes that the current 15 year time limit is arbitrary and that if British citizens want to vote in the UK Parliamentary elections, then they should be able to do so. The Government is currently considering the timetable for removing the 15 year rule and will set out more detail as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 22/10/2015 12:17:33 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

421275

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bridges of Headley on 21 September (HL1901) whether they have (1) ascertained the views of, and (2) obtained the support of, (a) the Scottish Parliament, (b) the Welsh Assembly, (c) the London Assembly, (d) the Local Government Association, and (e) the Electoral Commission, for their plans for bringing forward the full implementation of individual electoral registration in advance of elections in May 2016 and the next review of parliamentary constituency boundaries.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL2646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>This matter was debated by the House of Lords on 27 October 2015 and the motion to annul the Government’s order was defeated. It would not have been appropriate to consult these legislatures or bodies about the Government’s intentions before advising the UK Parliament. Ministers informed their counterparts in the Scottish Government and Welsh Assembly Government upon taking the decision.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has also worked closely with a number of local authorities and Valuation Joint Boards in Scotland and have provided over £180,000 in additional funding to support their work specifically targeting their remaining carry forward entries ahead of December 2015. This includes Glasgow City Council who received over £50,000 in additional funding.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 29/10/2015 16:49:01 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard